Git A to Z: Local Setup to Advanced Workflow for Real-World Devs

This content originally appeared on DEV Community and was authored by Masaud Ahmod

Is it even possible to be a real-world developer without Git? Absolutely not.

In this post, I’ll guide you from zero to pro with Git — including installation, terminal usage, VS Code integration, and both basic & advanced commands.

🔧 ১. Git Installation & Local Setup

✅ Step 1: Install Git

Windows: https://git-scm.com/download/win
Mac: Use Homebrew brew install git
Linux: sudo apt install git

✅ Step 2: Git Global Config

git config --global user.name "Your Name"
git config --global user.email "youremail@example.com"

✅ Step 3: Add SSH Key (for GitHub/GitLab)

ssh-keygen -t ed25519 -C "youremail@example.com"

Then copy your public SSH key and add it to your GitHub/GitLab SSH settings.

📁 ২. Initial Project Setup & First Commit

🔹 Git Init

git init

🔹 File Stage & Commit

git add .
git commit -m "Initial commit"

🔹 Remote Add & Push

git remote add origin https://github.com/yourname/your-repo.git
git push -u origin main

🧪 ৩. Daily Workflow with Git (Pull, Push, Branching)

🔹 Clone

git clone https://github.com/yourname/project.git

🔹 Pull

git pull origin main

🔹 Branch Create & Switch

git checkout -b feature-x

🔹 Merge

git checkout main
git merge feature-x

🧠 ৪. Advanced Git Commands

🔹 Stash & Pop

git stash
git stash pop

🔹 Rebase

git checkout feature
git rebase main

🔹 Cherry-pick

git cherry-pick <commit-id>

🔹 Reset to Previous Commit

git reset --hard HEAD~1

💣 ৫. Common Mistakes & Fixes

Merge Conflict? Don’t panic. Fix the conflict markers, commit, and continue.
Detached HEAD? Switch back to a branch:

git switch main

Pulled wrong changes? Use git reflog to recover lost commits.

🚀 Bonus Tools

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